General English Literature at Northern Illinois University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general english literature, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

NIU General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s Degree in English

NIU General English Literature Rankings

The english major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NIU General English Literature Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from NIU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at Northern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	58

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in english can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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